Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f106efddb1783ab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.9 KB Created: 2021-07-03 10:04:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 27b491ba45031f2d946ca017679ddc8e SHA-1: 10f1ede46c010b4c3186d3a82d4c7a3bedd1e611 SHA-256: 8f106efddb1783abfa3d63b608a9128e44f950623d3d30d2bf6ceef4bd79da87
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to websites that appear to be compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were extracted, the structure and URL findings point to a malicious link farm designed to lure users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://drmarlenebothma.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cafb019234---3421978527.pdf
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160925cd134437---79313925531.pdf
    • https://sketchup360.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9g10v0mqqutsshu5q6fdi9k9r7/fajorupofomi.pdf
    • https://doitsolutions.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a44db55ecd945608882508c590ea22a/86897495655.pdf
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa80773e5c2---sivijimubajilonij.pdf
    • http://remobudostol.pl/pliki/78440433559.pdf
    • https://planet-for-events.de/userfiles/file/84586903488.pdf
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/gulefituj.pdf
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079ce52b53b6---bumejikefure.pdf
    • http://www.naturapreserved.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da4526ae01a---41615525407.pdf
    • https://webmodels.studio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606eb0b81fba6---33225623949.pdf
    • http://www.peplex.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b92f3c763f0---41675769902.pdf
    • http://blissrenewbeauty.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/kunojamikamiru.pdf
    • https://genegurumiraclehealer.com/userfiles/file/semikexaxapajesematom.pdf
    • http://jamesirvinewedding.com/clients/f/f9/f947a18657f5d77a8fcd192ffd4ccf25/File/dizodivemopulixozajatabad.pdf
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f27c8dc643---34100011143.pdf
    • https://acgroupenterprise.com/userfiles/file/rewizewomadamubegaru.pdf
    • https://otelnamore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e47ddc433df769c1492335a2ded18f0/95964979599.pdf
    • https://simovi.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085b21361c79---28291682240.pdf
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b78193da520---80384693241.pdf
    • https://adtw1.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38842773777.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=made+easy+gs+notes
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dea5.bin
767c43f59b919e25a0fd3c2b0bdb517ddb1bc5b6743e6892c2f7fdc0808f4aba
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEA5 10292 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f5c3.bin
28158cdfc0c075d371a778b2b3aab64425e1c78179204b21db7f9a243c846d91
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5C3 18256 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001262a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1262A 16792 bytes